kayoimasen
Meaning and examples
commute — polite negative
理由が分からないので、まだ通いません。
りゆう が わからない ので、まだ かよいません。
riyuu ga wakaranai node, mada kayoimasen.
I do not know the reason, so I will not commute yet.
💡 Form of 通う (to commute).
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JLPT N4 vocabulary
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kayoimasen
commute — polite negative
理由が分からないので、まだ通いません。
りゆう が わからない ので、まだ かよいません。
riyuu ga wakaranai node, mada kayoimasen.
I do not know the reason, so I will not commute yet.
💡 Form of 通う (to commute).
tetsudaimasen
help — polite negative
休みの日はあまり手伝いません。
やすみ の ひ は あまり てつだいません。
yasumi no hi wa amari tetsudaimasen.
I do not help much on days off.
💡 Form of 手伝う (to help).
maniaimasen
be in time — polite negative
疲れているので、今日は間に合いません。
つかれている ので、きょう は まにあいません。
tsukareteiru node, kyou wa maniaimasen.
I am tired, so I will not be in time today.
💡 Form of 間に合う (to be in time).
hiroimasen
pick up — polite negative
最近はほとんど拾いません。
さいきん は ほとんど ひろいません。
saikin wa hotondo hiroimasen.
I hardly pick up these days.
💡 Form of 拾う (to pick up).
waraimasen
laugh — polite negative
私はふだん笑いません。
わたし は ふだん わらいません。
watashi wa fudan waraimasen.
I usually do not laugh.
💡 Form of 笑う (to laugh).
nakimasen
cry — polite negative
ひとりのときは泣きません。
ひとり の とき は なきません。
hitori no toki wa nakimasen.
When I am alone, I do not cry.
💡 Form of 泣く (to cry).
okorimasen
get angry — polite negative
今週は忙しくて怒りません。
こんしゅう は いそがしくて おこりません。
konshuu wa isogashikute okorimasen.
I am busy this week, so I will not get angry.
💡 Form of 怒る (to get angry).
odorokimasen
be surprised — polite negative
そういう場合は驚きません。
そういう ばあい は おどろきません。
souiu baai wa odorokimasen.
In cases like that, I do not be surprised.
💡 Form of 驚く (to be surprised).
ugokimasen
move — polite negative
理由が分からないので、まだ動きません。
りゆう が わからない ので、まだ うごきません。
riyuu ga wakaranai node, mada ugokimasen.
I do not know the reason, so I will not move yet.
💡 Form of 動く (to move).
hatarakimasen
work — polite negative
休みの日はあまり働きません。
やすみ の ひ は あまり はたらきません。
yasumi no hi wa amari hatarakimasen.
I do not work much on days off.
💡 Form of 働く (to work).
働きません is 働く in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 働く = work (a job).
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